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Match Thread Away v Port Vale Sat 13th November @ 12.00pm

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Ulysses S Grant, Nov 9, 2021.

  1. bantamdave41

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    Robbie Williams?
     
  2. bantamdave41

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    9 from 24 away from home is very much the reason we are mid table or 2 wins in 8. I can't imagine many teams get promoted with (Pro rata), 27 points. Leaves little room for error at home, needing 2/3rd points at home just to hit the play offs and near on 4/5 points at home for automatic promotion.
     
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  3. bantamdave41

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    Agree. I was one of em. But thats 8.5 years ago and a small sample size.
     
  4. Rogered Tart

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    I'd rather not be having to rely on teams imploding like Exeter did that season. We have shown in the last 4 games there is nothing in this division, there isn't one stand out team. The ones that defend and take their chances consistently will decide the top three, the longer we keep failing to pick up wins the less likely it will be us.
     
  5. Park bantam

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    No need yet to rely on team’s imploding we just have to match are chance making with better finishing performances are getting more consistent and we have performed well against the top teams recently we need to continue with that
     
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    Was you on the Jolly Dolly coach that left at 7am.
     
  7. Park bantam

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    No need yet to rely on team’s imploding we just have to match are chance making with better finishing performances are getting more consistent and we have performed well against the top teams recently we need to continue with that
     
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    It's plainly clear what we have to do. As it stands at this stage of the season we don't do the plainly clear on a consistent basis.
     
  9. Dubois

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    I don't know why people are so downcast when there's such a long way to go. We've been devastated by injuries virtually all sesson so far and if we can put most of our best players out consistently we'll certainly improve. We're not a great team, and like everyone else I can see where we can improve, but our problems are the same as every side in this division and we've as much a shout as anyone else.
     
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    Anyone know where we were in the league this time last year? We must be closer to the top seven now…..
     
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    Unfortunately not Dave to early for us oldies .
     
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    We were 16th! However we had only played 10 games!

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    When we had played the same number of games we had dropped to just above the relegation slot!!

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    We should have loaned Songo'o to Avenue instead of Staunton. He's like a cart horse in that defence.
     
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    And Cambridge who finished runners up were 8 points behind 2nd place.
     
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    **** HORRIFIC - Please delete...!!
     
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    We are 9 points off the top team. Not insurmountable to catch them and certainly not insurmountable to make the top 3. Angol and Robinson as a front 2 could be good but we still need that finisher in the side.
     
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  18. 1976Bantam

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    I’d say those opportunities for us in the 1st half in particular was our attacking season in a microcosm.

    Robinson - first chance early on where he should have first time swept in with his left foot, delayed onto his right and chance gone. Then when he did have his first proper shot, should go across goal with very good chance of scoring but went near post. Then mis-timed his run into the 6 yard box so Vernam’s square ball went behind him, when that could/should have been a simple bundle in from 2 yards.

    Gilliead - I was really annoyed by this one. They gifted us the ball just in their half and it was 3 on 3 (from memory). TBF to Robinson he made the ideal run peeling off his marker to the right. Gilliead had a split second to play Robinson clean through into the area, but delayed the pass and again chance gone. Frustrating.

    I was expecting more from Vale TBH. That long throw is clearly a weapon but we actually dealt with it OK TBH, bar one where ROD stayed on his line when he should have come out and punched. You can see they have good players and they showed flashes but as their fan here has said it was below par from them. Threlkeld should have gone off for me if the ref’s going to be consistent - though think he went with “I’m going to try and keep players on the pitch” approach, given he seemed to do same with their CB second half.
     
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  19. Sergio Pinto III

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    Wilson scored today, 7th of ghe season. Not bad...another one deemed not good enough by a few on here when mentioned.
     
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  20. bantamdave41

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    Can't disagree. My point was more related to the point, for promotion, our ratio of away points needs to increase.
     
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  21. 1975citygent

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    In the end a point each was probably a fair result. Much as it pains me to say I have to agree with Fordy in that as well as Port Vale have been doing we should be disappointed that we didn't get 3 points from that game. Having said that, today and the games against Swindon and Forest Green Rovers showed that we aren't far off where we need to be.
    I refuse to get too down about it all this weekend. I watched the game at my local as I did a 12 hour shift last night and didn't get home until 07:30.
    I am now home from the pub watching the Royal British Legion Festival of Rememberence. It tends to give you a reality check.

    I will be back to my moaning self next week.
     

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